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In 2009, 150 of the 180 residents of the care facility in Ellignies-Sainte-Anne were French. At the time, approximately 6,500 French citizens living with disabilities were in Belgian institutions due to the lack of appropriate structures in France. The figure has since grown to 8,500, a jump of more than 30%. Philippe Huguen/AFP

January 17, 2023

When universal health care falls short, French people with disabilities move to Belgium

Jérémy Mandin, Université de Liège

It is estimated that more than 8,000 French citizens with disabilities currently live in Belgium. For many parents, placing their children in foreign institutions is not so much a choice as the only alternative they have.

Normally, working dogs make life easier for people with disabilities. However, since the beginning of the pandemic, the barriers to accessibility have never been so great. (Shutterstock)

July 9, 2020

COVID-19 presents new obstacles for people who use service dogs

Virginie Abat-Roy, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

There is an increase in physical and psychological barriers to accessibility for service dog users in the COVID-19 era. However, solutions exist.

A study by the Apicil Chair in Health and Work Performance at EM Lyon business school highlights the link between chronic pain and engagement in work. Nopphon_1987/Shutterstock

December 9, 2019

Chronic pain, a silent yet devastating disease in the workplace

Guillaume Soenen, EM Lyon Business School

A new study shows that stress, fatigue, and even feelings of injustice are felt more strongly by those who have been suffering from chronic pain for three or more months.

Putting up signs is easy. Providing workplace accommodations is harder. Supannee_Hickman/Shutterstock.com

May 13, 2019

Demise of Walmart ‘greeters’ reveals shortcomings in the Americans with Disabilities Act

Stacy Hickox, Michigan State University

Ambiguities in the Americans with Disabilities Act have allowed employers to sidestep a major component of the law: the requirement to provide workers with ‘reasonable accommodations.’

Although 90 per cent of Canadians believe accessibility is a human right, our behaviour says something different. Recently, an Alberta woman was turned away from a grocery store for slowing down check-out. Shutterstock

April 11, 2019

Should I say ‘disabled person’ or ‘person with a disability’?⁠

Mary Ann McColl, Queen's University, Ontario

Disability is a sensitive topic. Fear of saying the wrong thing prevents people from having important conversations about disability. Here is a guide to get past those barriers.

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